Posted on April 24, 2008 by keeneaudiovisual
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Following the lead of the mega-successful BBC iPlayer, ITV.com has opened its free video download service to Mac users. But rather than using Flash to deliver video, ITV has opted for its new competitor, Microsoft Silverlight.
Of course, that means Mac users will have to install the Silverlight plugin - a 1MB download that works [...]
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Posted on April 22, 2008 by keeneaudiovisual
Why build a self destruct button into your rocket ship?
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Posted on April 22, 2008 by keeneaudiovisual
Orange has started a trial using eBook readers to deliver newspaper and magazine subscriptions over their 3G network, in much the same way as Amazon’s Kindle e-book reader.
The trial involves 150 French guinea-pigs who have been equipped with devices described as having Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity, and access to subscriptions to Le Monde, Le Parisien, [...]
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Posted on April 21, 2008 by keeneaudiovisual
Thanks to a giant leap in technology, old-school point and click USB missile firing systems will never be the same. The new USB Webcam Rocket Launcher will now give pranksters the newly added feature of being able to control remote missile launching systems via webcam anywhere with internet access.
With the use of MSN messenger you [...]
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Posted on April 21, 2008 by keeneaudiovisual
Panasonic intro’s the Lumix TZ50 to the US market
by Arnold Zafra on Apr 21, 2008 at 01:15 AM
Panasonic has launched the Lumix TZ50 digital camera in the US market, and as speculated when it was released in Japan last month, the camera will support direct photo uploads to Google’s Picasa web albums. Unfortunately, there is [...]
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Posted on April 18, 2008 by keeneaudiovisual
How-To: 4 Camera Hacks You Can Do Today
By Charlie Sorrel April 17, 2008 | 11:04:41 AMCategories: Cameras, Hacks
The modern digicam does almost everything for you, from auto-exposure to face detection to firing your photos straight off to the internet. But where’s the fun in letting the camera make all the decisions? Take back some control [...]
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Posted on April 18, 2008 by keeneaudiovisual
eMusic’s DRM-free tracks raise them to 200 million tracks sold
by Arnold Zafra on Apr 15, 2008 at 07:22 AM
Just four and half years after its launch, eMusic is reporting that it has already sold around 200 million digital songs through web downloads. What makes it even sweeter for eMusic is that it has achieved the [...]
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Posted on April 17, 2008 by keeneaudiovisual
What makes home theater projectors so sexy, so compelling and so different from a regular old TV set with its LCD or plasma screen? We’re going to break it down for you, and let you know why it just might be worth it to consider putting together a dedicated home theater room—a temple devoted to [...]
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Posted on April 17, 2008 by keeneaudiovisual
3D telly and multi-touch on your Nintendo Wii
snip from Stuff TV Blog
We all know the Nintendo Wii is a clever little badger. Perhaps not in graphical grunt and multimedia muscle but the motion sensitive trickery has had millions enchanted since launch. Well a very clever chap called Johnny Chung Lee has been messing with his [...]
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Posted on April 16, 2008 by keeneaudiovisual